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A praying mantis preserved in amber for millions of years not a sculpture, but a real prehistoric insect trapped in tree resin and fossilized into a natural time capsule.

An entire moment from ancient Earth… frozen before humans even existed.

Check out : https://www.natureknows.org/2024/02/30-million-year-old-praying-mantis-is.html

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[-] oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

I've heard of that but never seen it.

[-] Tronn4@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

It's 90's terrible

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